| Meet the band: |
| "Big Wave" Dave Johnson is classically trained on piano and trumpet. This guy can melt your heart with soulful strummin' or tear your face off with his awesome shredding power and tone. Rock on Dave! Dave has played with many Chicago based bands over the years including Ted Aliotta, Rat Salad, The Lineup Band, and Signals. He is also a tube amp aficianado and plays amps made by Top Hat, Reeves, Marshall and Fender. His music style has been influenced by Steve Howe, Tony Iommi, Eric Johnson and Alex Lifeson. His favorite guitar is a blonde Gibson 335 and you just know it sounds sweet through that Top Hat amplifier. |
| West 34 Band Information |
| Lead Guitar and Vocals |
| Bass Guitar |
| Tom Wick is a veteran Chicago area bass player, Tom has jammed with many bands including The Adonis, Fire and Ice, Shadow, Brian Stevens and the We Don't Worry Band, Tom Keith Band, The Entertainers, Pearls, Number Nine, British Import, Mr. Gone, The Kent Brothers Band, Carpetshark, XYZ, and Broken Glass. He is the calming influence in the band. His rhythms are rock steady and smooth as silk. If this guy doesn't make your hair vibrate, you're bald. Tom's influences are All music done well, from Bartok to Bowie, Rimsky-Korsakov to Rage Against the Machine. Toms favorite instrument is "My Skjold Custom Five bass". |
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| Aaron Allan is the yougest member of West 34, in his mid twenties, but man can this kid hit! He says his influences are "Everyone I meet who plays". He has recently worked with The Chicago Blues Angels, The Johnny Chicago Trio, and Helltainium. Not only is Aaron one of the most prolific & powerful drummers in the area, he also sells drums and teaches others how to play them. He can sing too. Yes, thats him doing the screaming at the end of the Summertime Blues demo song. We are all scared of him! His favorite instrument is his Late 50's Slingerland Blue Glitter Glass Snare Drum, he says "It's my baby." |
| West 34 is a collection of talented musicians with many years of combined experience. West 34 is actually a collection of 3 separate acts performing sets in different genres. West 34 is our rock band and we cover many rock and pop songs from the last 5 decades. Our electric blues/blues band is named West 34 Blue and we cover blues, blues standards and some southern rock from many well known blues musicians and blues bands. West 34 Acoustic is our acoustic act and features Dave Johnson and Greg Ulner. They cover a variety of rock, blues, pop and country with a few originals thrown in. Check out our catalogs on the Demos - Video page |
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| West 34 West 34, West 34 Blue, West 34 Acoustic |
| Lead Vocals & Harmonica |
Greg has been blowing on his Harps for 3 decades now and has been influenced
heavily by Billy Branch, Kim Wilson, Sugar Blue, James Cotton, Junior Wells and
Charlie Mussellwhite. He was front man for Throw Money, Locked & Loaded, Charles
Wilson & the Megasoul Band, Shooter, The Hosscats, and Rooster. He plays Hohner
Special 20's and Bushman harmonicas through a 1978 Fender Twin Reverb that is
named Fatness and uses no effects. He was raised in S. Illinois and fed a steady diet
of Southern rock and rockin' blues. He loves the stage and huge crowds.
heavily by Billy Branch, Kim Wilson, Sugar Blue, James Cotton, Junior Wells and
Charlie Mussellwhite. He was front man for Throw Money, Locked & Loaded, Charles
Wilson & the Megasoul Band, Shooter, The Hosscats, and Rooster. He plays Hohner
Special 20's and Bushman harmonicas through a 1978 Fender Twin Reverb that is
named Fatness and uses no effects. He was raised in S. Illinois and fed a steady diet
of Southern rock and rockin' blues. He loves the stage and huge crowds.
| Randy is killer player and his slide work is ultra slick. He has played with Fire and Ice, Jubil, Sam Lay Blues Band, Brian Stevens and the We Don't Worry Band, Lou Medina Band, and is also a well respected session player. He has also spent many years as a Luthier in the Chicago area, building and customizing guitars and basses for hundreds of players. His favorite guitar is his sunburst Kubicki Strat with EMG electronics because “It's the most versatile guitar I've ever played.” His favorite amp is his Musicman 112-50, because “It's deceptively small and light-weight for such a butt-kickin' amp.” Randy has been influenced by Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers Band and Larry Carlton to name a few. |
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